Forty-one teams launched out of PB#2 at 6:30 P.M. for the Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament and returned for the 10:00 P.M. weigh-in hoping their limit would put them in the top six places. The bite and weights, however, were down compared to the last several weeks. A high pressure front moved into the area, which could possibly be the reason for the lower weights, but that's just an uneducated opinion.
Although the limits were not in the 18 to 20 pound range as they were the last two or three weeks there were fourteen bass over 4 pounds weighed, which included six over 5 pounds, one being big bass of the tournament weighing in at 5.30 pounds. The most consistent bite continues to be on jigs, plastic baits and crank baits worked anywhere from 8 to 25 feet.
1st Gary Schultz & Scott Melton 5 Bass 16.75 lbs
2nd Dan Swan & Harry Litzey 5 Bass 16.30 lbs
3rd Donnie Snelling & Dave Wolf 5 Bass 16.25 lbs
4th T.J. Farris & Mike Delmotte 5 Bass 15.20 lbs
5th Terry Blankenship & Ron Clement 5 Bass 15.15 lbs
6th 1st Place Out of the Money
Phil Gardner & Marty McGuire 5 Bass 15.05 lbs Tie
6th 2nd Place Out of the Money
John Kaiser & John Hayes 5 Bass 15.05 lbs Tie
Since Gardner and McGuire had a bigger bass, 5.15 pounds, they received a $30.00 gift certificate from Nicky Winn, the owner of Tom's Slaughter and Meat Processing, located on A Road in Linn Creek. Kaiser and Hayes received a $20.00 gift certificate.
Big Bass of the tournament weighed 5.30 pounds and was caught by the team of Mike Malone and Tim Jefferies
Free entry for next week's Missouri Angler Wednesday Night Tournament was drawn by the team of Jeff Green and Ed Bick.
1ST PLACE -- GARY SCHULTZ AND SCOTT MELTON
2ND PLACE -- DAN SWAN AND HARRY LITZEY
3RD PLACE -- DONNIE SNELLING AND DAVE WOLF
4TH PLACE -- MIKE DELMOTTE AND T. J. FARRIS
5TH PLACE-- RON CLEMENT AND TERRY BLANKENSHIP
PHIL GARDNER AND MARTY MCGUIRE (NOT PICTURED)
JOHN HAYES AND JOHN KAISER
BIG BASS -- 5.30 LBS. CAUGHT BY THE TEAM OF MIKE MALONE (NOT PICTURED) AND TIM JEFFRIES. ASSISTING TIM IS CARTER JEFFRIES.
